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Sycamore Gap sapling to be planted in University of Leicester Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/sycamore-gap
The University of Leicester Botanic Garden will plant a Sycamore Gap sapling as part of the tree's legacy.
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UN space threats group to hear from University of Leicester expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/un-space
The United Nations is to hear from a University of Leicester expert on space politics on how to regulate military activity in space.
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Leicester Vice-Chancellor responds to Sutton Trust’s Elitist Britain report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/leicester-vice-chancellor-sutton-trust-elitist-britain-report
A report published this week explored the educational backgrounds of leading figures across the world of politics, media, business, charity, sport, creative and public sectors.
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Cybersecurity and privacy of data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/16/cybersecurity-and-privacy-of-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2015 The Culture, Media and Sport Committee have launched an inquiry into cyber security following the recent cyber-attack of TalkTalk’s website.
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European Health Consumer Index 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/euro-health-consumer-index-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 This annual report from Health Consumer Powerhouse analyses European health systems and assesses them on 48 indicators, looking into areas such as patient rights and...
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British Social Attitudes survey released
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/12/british-social-attitudes-survey-released/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2011 http://www.natcen.ac.uk/study/british-social-attitudes-28th-report Major social attitudes study released on the net by National Centre for Social Research. Conducted annually since 1983.
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Spare Rib
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/08/spare-rib/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2018 Spare Rib was a leading women’s liberation periodicals of the 1970s. You can view the full archive online via the British Library website .
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What do people think about politics?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/what-do-people-think-about-politics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 With the UK general election coming soon, try the latest annual audit of Democratic engagement from the Hansard Society .
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Responsible Finance in Wales
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/responsible-finance-in-wales/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 Launch of Responsible Finance A body which represents responsible finance lenders in the UK. It is the new name for the Community Development Finance Association.
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Social media and universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/07/social-media-and-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 7, 2014 Social Media: When Should the University Intervene? An interesting article from Australia currently available free of charge from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management.